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Using third party routers with Eir's FTTH service.

  • 22-01-2019 01:24PM
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    Jpmarn
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    Has anyone on boards tried a better quality router than Eir's F2000 Modem for their Fibre To The Home service that is been rolled to many rural locations around Ireland. The F2000 is not a very high quality device to be in charge of your home network. Alternative routers are widely available in Curry’s/PC World and Harvey Norman’s. For anyone that have used an alternative as a customer to Eir what is the recommended settings?

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  • #2
    tsue921i8wljb3
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    Jpmarn wrote: »
    Has anyone on boards tried a better quality router than Eir's F2000 Modem for their Fibre To The Home service that is been rolled to many rural locations around Ireland. The F2000 is not a very high quality device to be in charge of your home network. Alternative routers are widely available in Curry’s/PC World and Harvey Norman’s. For anyone that have used an alternative as a customer to Eir what is the recommended settings?

    VLAN tagging on the WAN interface is the most important. Without this the router will not connect. A lot of the cheaper routers may not include this function so make sure you check online before purchasing.

    I have not used a third party router so cannot make a recommendation.


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    digiman
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    Blakely Quick Exterminator wrote: »
    VLAN tagging on the WAN interface is the most important. Without this the router will not connect. A lot of the cheaper routers may not include this function so make sure you check online before purchasing.

    I have not used a third party router so cannot make a recommendation.

    I recently got the Google WiFi 3 pack and it's a really good solution, only problem I have with it as that I can't get rid of the eir router as there is no option to tag vlan 10 on the Google WiFi.

    But in saying that I've it stored away in the attic with the WiFi turned off and connected to the Google WiFi with cat 5e cabling.


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